Combined cot and hammock.



H. MENTEN. COMBINED GOT AND HAMMOGK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1908 Patented July 20, was).

Hill ALAN IMIICN'PEN, OF ASTORIA, NEW XURR.

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fioeie, the eoonty of Queen e end 1551;: e of e N w You move In" Med eertem new end ueefid In Hemline i'ieetioe.

This inmmidoo relet as to e, emnluinml cot 1o end hemmoeh; end it bee for its object the plrovieieln. in single structure of e eom bined ooi; end hen oelr so designed that it me? be folded into e small. eompeee for eeeiveeieeeeife coupe- 5, end em it Lsifi serve equeily WGH e, eot and a e e hemm'leeie thie end, the invent-ion eomprieee e eheei; or Web of my eoitolfle febrie, 'enppm'ting eorde extending elong the edges of the eheet or Web, breee pieeee errenged my the ende end eidee of 20 ehe Web eml eoflepsiiiie supporting some tel-e upon Whieh idle Web end ite breee pieces wove/men ijo flo'a'e s sined Cots and e, oi "'s K ,1 the following 12: e epeol mey be seem-ed when it ie desired to use the structure es e cot.

The scope of the invention defined in the eppem'iedo. ime, eeoomponf M drwmi L em'uotme embodying eh; features of 111; IEIYVEHMOR In the drawing: Fi we 1, aperspective View of the etweture eoepended me e hem-- meek, the folded elwportiing structure being al ispeneed with. Fig; is e perspective View the a y. menu-e wronged ee e eat. Pi 3. is e perepeetiws dew showing the sheet :35 end emcee xir'ely foided, propel-awry to rolling into e bundie. Fig. L is e VifiW of the out supporting;em'eetm'e collapsed My eouvenienee in e'iuryie'g: Fig. this a detail View,

showing the prefierred mode of eomleeting the 40 side browse or etl 'eoere provided oiol'lgthe new to the drewie by the ref erenee :he where whieh. d ,eignete eoere epozrxdiog i "he eeveiflroi views, 1 the Web e1. eh ILQFLVY doek 01' othel f; .ie Whieh eu wipe the eel etlreeeure Whenitie... '11"? w W: ore. we foided M the ec to present tob'edere'peeee through we eh ere u mode or ropes i5 3 em in which erwaged side wee oredfienere Themed ier epeees oi; the side edges; of flee Web ewe prefeeeh iy divided into fihree eeeeioee, end the stiifenesie 8 ob eeeh side of the 'WBJ or sheet ere three i1 1 member; QMJ'SHHHELMS hereinafter and in the "med o atinetive the eopporting ere not; l'igidly woiueeixed hot gefl'zel by :meeoe of other m'ogh fieinihl wit we in f eog W11 en in; mit em romimeixe side Tomoee W11 cot, e dowel pm. or e I V of the adjeeoet eede of e breeee, me e eoekelfito 1" or'eeud is formed in. 15" Spreaders 6 we pro v eheefi; 1 end ere edmworixea, meene of eer'ew u h epreedere. @011 ere end the ehe 8, feetejoed on. he ere;

.E1.G0]IS Q on em e When the ed em .I 1 meek, the eopwoi'te we hei sfloown in 1159 1319. 1', Mme'eegg e jog dependent "o the Med 1 m. upon. idle odent wwhieh "1 the ends of the the eezreepoode:

Wmen. eon. the sheet ie on 4 Mme etmetuzfe, comprising; .1 10, mid Wm i of oree 'vexeofijf jointed to ("Jim L lOWJ 2, to permit the eneire em purifie to be collapsed medily into e emeifl. eph indieeted in Fig. At the we of 10 is provided e rounded eiyodd 1 metal, whieh ie eeem'e ly memeby mee of my euieivle'le mm,

devi oe'j. iiheee knobs or em deem provided e'e rings; 13 provided. ot'the eid. of the Sheet 1 shown in Fi e. 1 v or e 33 located with due we $21 of \W'MU; upon ie in 111i; W vided MD b o if Miaemme We 11' riee e, gremte of the end m of @116 on el'lpported only it e el'ageging the end poi" porting etmeinuie. 1 of course, thee ed 113!) the .av

'in use as a cot will be clearly evident l'roni ins ectlon of Fig. 2, the stretchers at the I n a slonggitudmally ol' the sheet into such relation that the dowel pins cn- 1 gag the sockets provided therelor, and so insure a substantially continuous rigid side brace at each side of the sheet. rangement of the parts when the structure is en s of the sheet andsupporting cords being then not in use.

The folding cot supporting the structure is illustrated in Fig. 4 and needs no description, this form of supporting structure being well known in the art and not being the subject 'of any claim of invention in this claim.

The folding of the sheet, together with its several side braces and supporting cords for convenience in carrying is plainly indicated in Fig. 3. Preliminary to folding the structure, the Spreaders 6 at the ends of the sheet are disengaged therefrom and slid along the supporting cords to a suliieient distance from the sheet to permit them to be laid on the sheet parallel with the side braces at some convenient point as indicated in Fig. 2. The s readers being detached from the ends ol' tlie sheet, it is easy to fold over one end section of the sheet upon the middle section, as shown in Fig. 3 and then to fold over the other end section upon the section already folded. The into this position, the side braces and end pieces may be brought together as a central core and the sheet rolled around them, to form a compact and approximately cylindrical bundle.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the structure forming the present invention may be made light, yet strong; that it possesses the requisite liexibility for convenient use a hammock, While it may be easily made rigid at the sides to serve satisfactorily as a cot; and that it is of simple design, so that there but little likelihood of any cords becoming entangled 0; any difficulty being encountered in setting The ar- 1 parts having been brought up the structure as a cot,or in suspcndingit for use as a hammock.

ll t\li. 'l thus dcscribcd my invention, what I claim as new, and dcsirc to secure bv .lietters latent. is: '7

1. ln a combined cot and hammock, the combination with a sheet, ol' supporting cords extending lon i. udinnlly thcreol' at the ma 'ns, side brac sci-liens also disnosed at tho ma and sprcaders dispo ed lransrclscly ol' the sliecl. at the ends, said sprcndcrs being dctachnbly conncctcd with said sheet and movable along the said cords.

2. in a combined cot and hammock, the

combination with a Web or sheet, provided alengits sides with guidcnays, ol'longitudinal supporting cords at the sir 0 ol the sheet and a plurality of side braces disposed in said guideways, the side braces in each guideway being flexibly connected and provided with inter-engaging means, whereby the said side braces may be rigidly connected.

7 2?. in a st ructurc o" the cln: 'nctcr dcscribed, the c0]nl i2n tioi1 with supporting structure comprising a plurality ol spaced pairs ol' lcgs, ol' a slicel. dctachabl niounlcd on Hnid supporting structure and pro'ridml along each side with a plurality ol' separate sidc braces or still'encrs ilexihly connected provided at, their ends with means l'or rigidly conmicting them, and rings attachml to said side braces l'or engaging with said supporting structure one pair of side braces being providod with. such rings at both ends, and the other side braces being provided with such rings at one end only.

4. ln a combined cot and hannnoclt, a sheet provided at the side margins with sup porting cords and also having a plurality of side braces or stilleners for each side margin.

in testimony whercol l have signed my name in the prescnce ol' witncsscs. 

